Kang decided that if he could not have Mantis, no one would and aimed a ray gun at her. He was stopped by the Avengers and another version of himself, Rama-Tut. Kang began a mad quest to make her his bride. It was soon revealed Mantis was the Celestial Madonna. An angry Khruul captured Duquesne and tortured him on one occasion. He fell in love with Mantis but his feelings were not reciprocated by her. Swordsman was a valuable member although he still doubted himself. Revitalized, Swordsman asked to rejoin the Avengers, and his sincerity won them over. Mantis helped him recover and the two left to the United States. He was still reluctant until becoming injured on one of Khruul's assignments. She convinced him he could be a hero again. The beautiful Mantis was also working for Khruul as a barmaid. His heart was no longer in crime, and he began to drink heavily while serving Monsieur Khruul. He still longed to be a part of the Avengers, and even joined them in Asgard to fight Ares and the Enchantress. He served alongside a brainwashed Black Widow and Power Man (Erik Josten) on many occasions. Swordsman fled, and although he had regrets, he soon fell back into a pattern of crime. When the other Avengers arrived, it looked like he had been caught setting the bomb instead. Ordered by Mandarin to lure the Avengers to a bomb, he feared she would be injured and tried to dismantle it. Surprisingly, Swordsman fit in well and even developed a crush on the Scarlet Witch. Although they suspected a trap, he was allowed to become a member. He also sent a faked message from Iron Man asking the Avengers to allow the Swordsman to join them. He outfitted the Swordsman's sword with several embedded devices through Makluan technology. The Mandarin teleported Swordsman to his location, thinking he would make a useful double agent against Iron Man. Angry, he attacked Captain America (Steve Rogers) but was soon surrounded. He sought out the Avengers thinking that posing as a hero would lead to much bigger crimes. The Swordsman committed various crimes around the world, causing him to be barred from several nations. (It is presumed that he and Barton reconciled years later.) Barton survived and grew up to become Hawkeye. Barton fell to the ground and the Swordsman left thinking he was dead. Barton ran from him and climbed the high wire. One day the carnival paymaster was robbed, and Barton later found Swordsman with the money. Swordsman's gambling problem left him heavily in debt. Seeing great potential in him, Swordsman and Trickshot trained the boy in blades and archery respectively, with Clint often being a secondary performer in the Swordsman's act. At one carnival he met a young Clint Barton.
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